Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Try As I Might...

...I just can't seem to dislike, discredit, etc., Davy Rothbart and Found Magazine. I went to their show tonight at Largo on Fairfax and tried once again, but I give up, it's never going to happen. He's too sincere, too honest. I believe he was crying on stage tonight toward the end of the show while reading one of his favorite finds. It was also a good show, kept me laughing throughout (he must be doing a lot of things right, it was standing room only with a $10- cover and a $15- minimum on drinks), as he read new and old piece from the issues and books and a new short story about his deaf mother (who has often been featured in his This American Life pieces). His brother Peter also played a few songs that he had written inspired by various found pieces.

I suppose on the basest of levels it's just envy. Such a simple idea, such a good aesthetic, so well executed. So successful. They're about half way through their tour and it's certainly worth checking out (as are his This American Life contributions) if they come close to you.

The Vacationing Editor?

The L.A. Issue

The first ever themed issue. This will help to chronicle the L.A. experience. All attempts to infiltrate the literary scene, gather poetry, fiction, essay and artwork, stargaze, ogle silicon body parts and travel joyously down the path of excess will be reported here.

If you have stumbled across this and would like to possibly contribute to the upcoming issue, please visit our website, linked on this page. We are looking for work from Los Angeleans or about Los Angeles. If you have a suggestion on where I might go to find such work or if you live in L.A. and just want to show me a good time, e-mail me, sid at burnsidereview dot org.